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CASPIR contains documents, images and history of Canada's military aviation. The personnel and aircraft data has been compiled using data provided by trusted Canadian military aviation historians and original source documents. Where possible source documents are linked.
Research

CASPIR Resources

RCAF Accident Cards (1939-1945) JA Griffin Documents 1968 and 2005 Obtaining a World War II Service File

External Resources

RCAF.info: Research Resources RCAF.info: Finding Your Family Records

Griffin Library, 17 Wing Winnipeg

John Griffin was a significant historian, documenting Canada's Military aircraft.
Aircraft

Military Aircraft Associated with Canadians Choose a Specific Aircraft Serial

Lancaster FM213

CWHM flies one of the two airworthy Lancasters in the world. FM213 is usually marked as KB726 honouring Andrew Mynarski, VC.
Personnel

Name or Home Town Search Unit (Squadron) Search Aircraft Type or Serial Search Browse by Letter This Day in History

War Status Search Catastrophic Losses (Ships Hotels Aircraft) Choose Specific Military Cemeteries (WW1 WW2 and Beyond)

Andrew Mynarski, VC

We Shall Remember Them.
History

Education & History
Start Here Glossary Canada and World War II Combatants & First Airmen Casualties Air Force Operations Battle of Britain Women in War War Artists Canada in Korean Air War 1950-1953

Blogs & Articles
CASPIR Overview First World War Neighbourhood - Dufferin & Dupont Canada's First Military Aeroplane 1917

"A" Able flying through the Eiffel Tower? (although this event likely happened, this photograph is likely fake.) It is signed by the late Bill Bryant RAF who was the navigator of that aircraft piloted by Bob Boorman RCAF. The caption reads "This Stars Stripes photograph was taken on 14 September 1944 and shows a Mosquito Mk XIII of 409 Squadron RCAF. Pilot - W/O Bob Boorman RCAF Navigator F/S Bill Bryant RAF Flying through the Eiffel Tower."
Contact

Bottomley, Gordon F (Warrant Officer)

Prisoner of War 1941-July-09

Male Head

Birth Date: 1920

Born:

Parents:

Spouse:

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAF

Unit

144 (MB) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Who Shall Stop Us

Base

RAF Helmswell

Rank

Warrant Officer

Position

Navigator

Service Numbers

87414
PoW: 39281

Target

Aachen Germany

Hampden I AD924 PL-? Sergeant Bottomley was promoted to Warrant Officer during his captivity.

Crew or Other Personnel

Hampden AD924

Sergeant Edward Roy Berkey RCAF

Sergeant Berkey, Edward Roy (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1941-July-09
Churchyard, Dilsen, Limbourg, Belgium

Warrant Officer Gordon F Bottomley RAF

Warrant Officer Bottomley, Gordon F (RAF)
Navigator
Prisoner of War
1941-July-09
cemetery unknown

Sergeant Thomas Henry Marquiss RAF

Sergeant Marquiss, Thomas Henry (RAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1941-July-09
cemetery unknown

Pilot Officer Basil John Allan Rennie RAF

Pilot Officer Rennie, Basil John Allan (RAF)
Pilot
Evader
1941-July-09
cemetery unknown

CASPIR Resources

External Resources

Education & History

Blogs & Articles

Bottomley, Gordon F (Warrant Officer)

Prisoner of War 1941-July-09

Target

Crew or Other Personnel

Hampden AD924

Specifications

Serial Groups